Life is a strange commodity. We all have some of it. We value it variously. It can run out surprisingly quickly. How to use it is an interesting question amongst many interesting questions on life. How many years we have in life will never be more important than how much life we put into our years. Some would talk about experience as fundamental, and some of these say experience is as to intensity not duration.
We know we would all astound ourselves if we did all of which we are capable. Science tells us we build connections in our brain at the astounding rate of 1,800,000 connections per second in the first
two years of our lives and never stop learning although various changes bring focus and relevancy to what we notice, retain and are able to retrieve.
Of all the metaphors for how the brain works I prefer the patterns, hooks and retrieval – we operate and identify patters of significance, create relational hooks on which to hang specifics and none of this will mean a jot unless we access these sufficiently often to build good tracks to find things again, and tracks do grow over, especially when other inputs are coming in at an estimated 11000000 items every second of every day of our lives – from our all our senses.
Tradition has it that we can only focus on one or a few of these 11 million inputs. This is being shown to be untrue. We have the capacity to focus on many more, indeed our brains do focus on much more all the time – usually unconsciously, and through enormously efficient filters to consciousness based on pattern-recognition/level of significance, which is situational - related to habit and/or expectation. Even processes of ageing and health are governed by expectations driven by, primarily, socially/culturally driven expectation.
In a later blog we move into the discussion on whether we are Grown-Ups or merely Growing Ups, but for now two sayings come to mind: “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.” [Carver], and 'Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life'...both relate, in essence, to certain limitations on life, and particularly death.
Now many have concerns just now about the nature of spirituality, energetics and consciousness. One may be concerned with with a wide topic here, some would say of cosmic (or perhaps in some circles even comic) proportions. The great place that the next blog will go is into this arena of how to access at will and use the 11 million simultaneous connectedness our brains are using with an 'always on' availability. In my next blog this will also be cover the physiological origins of spirituality.
A question to followers: “Is spirituality of physiological origin?”.
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Letter to All - The Secret, Seven Habits & Success
The Secret, Seven Habits and Success. Why we need to BE the future - so we really can see the future!
So this is what we see....
“We are all living in this place of fabulous and incredible beauty called The Earth with an humanity full of life, opportunities, possibilities and wonder in creativity with all. The ever increasing gifts of abundance and fun just continue to flow from where they reside in the people, day after day after day, forever.
This knowingness and complete connection with all in the lightness of being and fantastical effortlessness enjoy fulfilling our undemanding beingness.
There are no gaps or uncertainties – all is present now in our well shared, unexploited, giving planet of plenty as we collaborate in being, loving and actioning wonder and possibilities. We have the planetary, state, organisational and community governance with wisdoms profound, open and selfless, which make this so.
This life of games, fun and gifts goes on. We are un-paced, easy and free to enjoy our time, so fulfilled always, sharing with the magnificence of all, each and everyone.
With potential fully realised and such freedom bringing alive all lives everywhere, who would leave? It is so right, true and in being with all.
There is only here and now – more is unnecessary and wasteful.”
Saturday, 14 January 2012
Changing the old is not enough
"There are only new ways - we must create them, changing the old is not enough.
The past and the present are holding us back. Lifecollege offers New Exploration, New Abilities, New Understandings and a New World Future. A world universally rejecting ALL violence, a world which safeguarded and celebrated positive aspects of cultures yet removed, through higher level [super-ordinate] thinking and action that which is unacceptable - hunger & malnutrition, crime & dishonesty, disease, environmental abuse, socially irresponsible organisations: we can do much better"
New understandings produce unlimited power
We are learning to capture and enjoy huge and new energy as the global information system empowers, unites and flows with your vigour and vision. You need to know how new learning will help you become fully a part of this.
New, new, new
There are only new ways - we must create them because changing the old is not enough. The past and present are holding us back. Now we KNOW we did not do it right, although most of us tried. Lifecollege offers new explorations, new abilities, new understandings - and of course a New World future. Be part of it now and gain a real edge and buzz for your life.
Live life with passion
A Passion for life, a Passion for people and a Passion for the future - which starts right HERE. 'New Global Leadership' is a course for All. It will help politicians, captains of industry and community activists alike. Take the time to look at your future and your real NEW contribution to a New World.
Try the Global Leadership option
Join with the creatives team and see where you could be. From around the world 5 Global conferences have drawn amazing people and we want many, many more. Full support is there to get you up to speed - and what a speed. Normal living will just not be possible after this remarkable awakening of your whole energy amongst our new Global Leaders
Passionate times, All the time
Passion in all things - as we do the physical, emotional, intellectual and all other facets of being. Even time itself becomes a profound, unconstraining thing - just learn to walk on it! All your past and future happinesses here at once. Lifecollege - gateway to a New Passionate World. Commit to being a part of the Global Leadership Programme and know you are changing the world…
Like going back to a fun childhood, the lifecollege method advocates fantastic personal leadership and immediacy richly endowed with your own life wisdoms yet without the hang-ups and catches. You really will both BE and be BECOMING throughout your life-adventures with us. Just consider that we focus on making violence, the complete rejection of all forms, an unacceptable behaviour in this world. What would it be like? How would it be different? Does it feel better. We can make it like this if we focus on the changes we need and the future as it will be.
Want to be more...? YOU CAN BE
Whoever you are you will find an open and creative world of friends. Many are a long way along their journey, many are just beginning and there are many in between. All share those great emotions of hope, kindness, vision, energy, creation, openess and passion.
The past and the present are holding us back. Lifecollege offers New Exploration, New Abilities, New Understandings and a New World Future. A world universally rejecting ALL violence, a world which safeguarded and celebrated positive aspects of cultures yet removed, through higher level [super-ordinate] thinking and action that which is unacceptable - hunger & malnutrition, crime & dishonesty, disease, environmental abuse, socially irresponsible organisations: we can do much better"
New understandings produce unlimited power
We are learning to capture and enjoy huge and new energy as the global information system empowers, unites and flows with your vigour and vision. You need to know how new learning will help you become fully a part of this.
New, new, new
There are only new ways - we must create them because changing the old is not enough. The past and present are holding us back. Now we KNOW we did not do it right, although most of us tried. Lifecollege offers new explorations, new abilities, new understandings - and of course a New World future. Be part of it now and gain a real edge and buzz for your life.
Live life with passion
A Passion for life, a Passion for people and a Passion for the future - which starts right HERE. 'New Global Leadership' is a course for All. It will help politicians, captains of industry and community activists alike. Take the time to look at your future and your real NEW contribution to a New World.
Try the Global Leadership option
Join with the creatives team and see where you could be. From around the world 5 Global conferences have drawn amazing people and we want many, many more. Full support is there to get you up to speed - and what a speed. Normal living will just not be possible after this remarkable awakening of your whole energy amongst our new Global Leaders
Passionate times, All the time
Passion in all things - as we do the physical, emotional, intellectual and all other facets of being. Even time itself becomes a profound, unconstraining thing - just learn to walk on it! All your past and future happinesses here at once. Lifecollege - gateway to a New Passionate World. Commit to being a part of the Global Leadership Programme and know you are changing the world…
Like going back to a fun childhood, the lifecollege method advocates fantastic personal leadership and immediacy richly endowed with your own life wisdoms yet without the hang-ups and catches. You really will both BE and be BECOMING throughout your life-adventures with us. Just consider that we focus on making violence, the complete rejection of all forms, an unacceptable behaviour in this world. What would it be like? How would it be different? Does it feel better. We can make it like this if we focus on the changes we need and the future as it will be.
Want to be more...? YOU CAN BE
Whoever you are you will find an open and creative world of friends. Many are a long way along their journey, many are just beginning and there are many in between. All share those great emotions of hope, kindness, vision, energy, creation, openess and passion.
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Positive TV - Postive News - Positive Life
Not new, not benign, not always in one's own words or beliefs. Yet as an access point it is strong. If you have seen it before, ponder it again. Wrongly it suggests historical solutions. View it and be with it from the future you want. http://positivetv.tv/channels/2012-the-revolution-has-begun/
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Transcending the Physical
Humanity has a long history of spiritual existence - both secular and religious. Most - but not all - put this existence above the physical, calling on it to direct and support choices and actions. Yet many human choices and actions are automatic/habitual, instinctual or otherwise not thought about or in any way considered.
Choices and actions define us. What underpins these will only become evident to friends and questioners who have earnt our trust, and even to ourselves only when reviewed or analysed - a form of mindfulness.
'Mindfulness' may be applied to this raised awareness of both why we do things and how we do things as we attempt to transcend the physical origins of our behaviours.
Only when we insert mindfulness before action or choice can we transcend our most basic instinctual, habitual and automatic behaviours. To do this will change the world in which we live.
If we do not like any thing about our world it can be changed by us. But only if we overcome - or transcend - our physical origins. Now do we enter the moral or the spiritual or another place to achieve this?
That is my next installment.....
Choices and actions define us. What underpins these will only become evident to friends and questioners who have earnt our trust, and even to ourselves only when reviewed or analysed - a form of mindfulness.
'Mindfulness' may be applied to this raised awareness of both why we do things and how we do things as we attempt to transcend the physical origins of our behaviours.
Only when we insert mindfulness before action or choice can we transcend our most basic instinctual, habitual and automatic behaviours. To do this will change the world in which we live.
If we do not like any thing about our world it can be changed by us. But only if we overcome - or transcend - our physical origins. Now do we enter the moral or the spiritual or another place to achieve this?
That is my next installment.....
Saturday, 25 June 2011
Ianspirational: Consciousness Evolved
Ianspirational: Consciousness Evolved: "Global Coaching Conference 10th-14th October 2011 • Generating Business • Developing Networks • Facilitating Learning • Improving Healt..."
Consciousness Evolved
Global Coaching Conference with lifecollege.org 10th-14th April 2012
• Your Happy Life
• Developing Networks/Generating Business
• Facilitating Learning
• Improving Health
• Enhancing Creativity
• Development Tools/Methods
17th April, 2012 - Consciousness Evolved - Ian Lewis
Format of session - Workshop - Participative - very interactive)
Description of session:
In a world now moved to the pure essence of each individual with no smoke and no mirrors, humanity has reached its pure consciousness. We should not wait. Let us explore this place of ALL, together....NOW!
“The significance of ‘the spirit of adventure’, as we meet with those who inspire us, is unquestionable. Who do we respect, who do we admire, whom do we hold high? The spirit of adventure is always present with the visionaries, the determined, the tenacious, the motivators and the achievers. The spirit of adventure is so present in a realised human being it is very difficult to see how an education system for all, in a society which wants itself to evolve, can ignore or leave to chance, the possibilities of being brilliantly, fully human." Ian Lewis FRSA FInstLM
The world has been for too long in ancient paradigms. We need to be far more positive through a beautiful concern for the way of now. This way would surprise few. So many speak about it as the utopia or euphoria it is. Those who don’t see this as their possibility or responsibility have individual loss. Their position holds nothing back for it slows nothing.
Underlying the inability to see things in different ways or to see or grasp possibility is the inability to enjoy possibility. Enjoyment is absolutely central to being here, now. To be constantly inundated with possibilities can be very frightening. there are those who spend time creating and yet don’t like to see change in what has been created. Yet the cosmos moves on. The game for new visionaries is to open up different dimensions and possibilities [they are are all here and accessible, now] so we become the energy we are and enjoy the beauty play.
We can enjoy all aspects of dimensionality, from physical energies (breadth, width, depth, air, water, land) to sensory energies (balance, stillness, sound, smells) to cosmic energies (being everywhere and yet being as one, experiencing all our multi-dimensionality simultaineously). All these things are accessible by any individual provided they become confident of, better still amused by, playing adventuresome games with the physical and non-physical world. This workshop helps participants enjoy playing with all. It is vital, as we move through the old paradigms to now, to have a sense of personal sovereignty, a real ownership of self, self-responsibility and ownership of our own opportunities and possibilities in this great multi-dimensional place....this is the new Spirit of Adventure.
This lifecollege session is both about being all and being with others in their being all. Be with me, too. Questions about 'Consciousness Evolved' via 'Comments' below. See you there....
....or if you are minded to use this work, please - be in allness - credit the creation....
• Your Happy Life
• Developing Networks/Generating Business
• Facilitating Learning
• Improving Health
• Enhancing Creativity
• Development Tools/Methods
17th April, 2012 - Consciousness Evolved - Ian Lewis
Format of session - Workshop - Participative - very interactive)
Description of session:
In a world now moved to the pure essence of each individual with no smoke and no mirrors, humanity has reached its pure consciousness. We should not wait. Let us explore this place of ALL, together....NOW!
“The significance of ‘the spirit of adventure’, as we meet with those who inspire us, is unquestionable. Who do we respect, who do we admire, whom do we hold high? The spirit of adventure is always present with the visionaries, the determined, the tenacious, the motivators and the achievers. The spirit of adventure is so present in a realised human being it is very difficult to see how an education system for all, in a society which wants itself to evolve, can ignore or leave to chance, the possibilities of being brilliantly, fully human." Ian Lewis FRSA FInstLM
The world has been for too long in ancient paradigms. We need to be far more positive through a beautiful concern for the way of now. This way would surprise few. So many speak about it as the utopia or euphoria it is. Those who don’t see this as their possibility or responsibility have individual loss. Their position holds nothing back for it slows nothing.
Underlying the inability to see things in different ways or to see or grasp possibility is the inability to enjoy possibility. Enjoyment is absolutely central to being here, now. To be constantly inundated with possibilities can be very frightening. there are those who spend time creating and yet don’t like to see change in what has been created. Yet the cosmos moves on. The game for new visionaries is to open up different dimensions and possibilities [they are are all here and accessible, now] so we become the energy we are and enjoy the beauty play.
We can enjoy all aspects of dimensionality, from physical energies (breadth, width, depth, air, water, land) to sensory energies (balance, stillness, sound, smells) to cosmic energies (being everywhere and yet being as one, experiencing all our multi-dimensionality simultaineously). All these things are accessible by any individual provided they become confident of, better still amused by, playing adventuresome games with the physical and non-physical world. This workshop helps participants enjoy playing with all. It is vital, as we move through the old paradigms to now, to have a sense of personal sovereignty, a real ownership of self, self-responsibility and ownership of our own opportunities and possibilities in this great multi-dimensional place....this is the new Spirit of Adventure.
This lifecollege session is both about being all and being with others in their being all. Be with me, too. Questions about 'Consciousness Evolved' via 'Comments' below. See you there....
....or if you are minded to use this work, please - be in allness - credit the creation....
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